Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wife up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English

Syllables
wife up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

(of a man) to marry a woman (generally an existing girlfriend); to make a woman one’s wife

Slang

verb

(of a man) to spend extensive or excessive time with one’s wife or girlfriend; to be under a woman’s thumb; to be whipped

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

wifes up (present, singular) wifing up (participle, present) wifed up (participle, past) wifed up (past)

Phrases

shack up

Frequently Paired Words

shack up

Questions

What does wife up mean?
(of a man) to marry a woman (generally an existing girlfriend); to make a woman one’s wife

How to pronounce wife up

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “wife up”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “wife up”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “wife up” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.